This is being viewed as the opening bid. I wonder how much leverage either side actually has. David thats the question. What leverage do they have . They have no real power. Theycryan has said again do not want to go to the markets and raise more capital. Alix and they dont want to sell the Asset Managements business either. What are they going to do . We will preview the feds big policy meeting and the boj. Rick rieder, coming up later in the program. A look atre taking markets. U. S. Futures near the low of the session. Another leg lower. Jonathan down about 0. 5 . The story in europe, the ftse down around 1 3 of 1 . The dax getting hammered, 1. 29 . The worst performing index on the stoxx 600, the bo the worst performing industry on the stoxx 600, the banks. Now, itx market right is a broadly stronger dollar. You see it on the table. You see it on the bloomberg dollar index, marginally stronger by 1 10 of 1 . Risk off. Brent crude down by one percentage point. Wti in the bond market
With a fed sandwich. Well do that with great focus tomorrow, but what a great conversation we will have with certain Howard Davies, stephen roche. Alan blinder will join us as well as we do the fed coverage. Francine yeah, and we also talk politics with Yanis Varoufakis. Im looking forward to all those interviews. Lets get to the bloomberg first word news with vonnie quinn. Vonnie thank you. Donald trump didnt get this week he wanted, but the front runner did win at least three of the five States Holding primaries. Trumps victory in florida was enough to knock marco rubio out of the race. Afterwards, trump talk to a party unity. The fact is we have to bring our party together. We have a great opportunity, and the people that are voting are democrats are coming in, into candids are coming in independence are coming in, and people that never voted before. Its an incredible thing. Vonnie Ohio Governor john kasich won his home state and says he will stay in the race until the convention. T